Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Aims & Scope

The Indian Journal of Palliative Care is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed journal published Quarterly under the aegis of the Indian Association of Palliative Care.

The journal welcomes contributions in the following sections: original articles on clinical research, psycho social, ethical and spiritual issues; review articles, clinical guidelines, case reports, case discussions, narratives, reports on important meetings, book reviews, short reports and letters to the editor.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12304

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	275

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.465

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Quality of life among cancer patients

  Citation: 202

  Authors: MalathiG, Anice, MS, Stanley, Sudhakar, BabyS, YN, Asha

• A concept analysis of holistic care by hybrid model

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Leila, Madineh, Vahid, Brian

• ′BREAKS′ protocol for breaking bad news

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Vijayakumar, Bibek, Cheriyan

• Effective factors in providing holistic care: A qualitative study

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Madineh, Vahid, Leila, Brian, Fariba

• Palliative care in India: Current progress and future needs

  Citation: 116

  Authors: FiruzaD, SureshC, Divya

• Utilization of brief pain inventory as an assessment tool for pain in patients with cancer: A focused review

  Citation: 88

  Authors: SenthilP

• Quality of life outcomes in patients living with stoma

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Azadeh, Fakhrialsadat, Mohamad, Roobic, Nakisa, Sahar

• Spiritual needs of cancer patients: A qualitative study

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Maryam, Farideh, Kazem, HamidAlavi, Khadijeh

• Caring for dying patients: Attitude of nursing students and effects of education

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Asra, Farzaneh, Mansuor, MohammadReza, Mojtaba, Hossein

• Pain in Children: Neglected, unaddressed and mismanaged

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Lulu

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